Tina Davis, Piano

Tina Davis, originally from Deer Isle, completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees in piano under Laura Kargul at the USM School of Music. In high school, she won the Ocy L. Downs Piano Competition in Portland and was a finalist in the Bangor Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. She has participated in the Maine Young Musicians Program at Kneisel Hall in Blue Hill and performed in masterclasses with Marian Hahn, Jane Coop, Lora Tchekoratova and Mark Gibson. At USM Tina was a winner of both the Honors Recital and Chamber Music Awards. She is in demand as a chamber musician, collaborative pianist, and teacher. She has played for the University Chorale, the Southern Maine Youth Chorale, the Southern Maine Children’s Choir at USM, Opera Maine, and the Stonington Opera House. She currently coaches young pianists in the Karger College Preparatory Division at the Portland Conservatory and recently joined the artist faculty of the USM School of Music.